Helsingborg struggle but defend lead in Sweden

(GSM) – Helsingborg came back from behind to beat Häcken 3-1 and maintain their comfortable lead in the Swedish Allsvenskan league.

Mattias Östberg surprisingly put Häcken in the lead after 12 minutes but Eric Sundin levelled in the 29th and went on to complete the turn-around one minute after the hour.

The third and final home goal came from Marcus Holgersson in the 73rd minute.

As such, Helsingborg successfully defend their five-points advantage over Malmö who beat AIK 1-0 on Saturday.

Third-placed Örebro did what they needed to do to defend their spot, beating Elfsborg 3-0 in Monday’s other game. Astrit Ajdarevic scored twice and Samuel Wowoah added another late on.